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Two soldiers killed as Sudan crushes revolt by security agents

Sudan said Wednesday that two soldiers were killed as government forces crushed a rebellion launched by agents of the country's long-feared security agency against a restructuring plan. On Tuesday, gunfire broke out Khartoum at two Khartoum bases of the Directorate of General Intelligence...

Fears for southern Yemen as 'landmark' peace deal crumbles

A power-sharing agreement between the Yemeni government and southern separatists is effectively defunct more than two months after it was signed, increasing fears of renewed hostilities. The deal to resolve a tussle for control in the south, dubbed a "civil war within a civil war", was...

Thousands of Tunisians celebrate anniversary of revolution

Thousands gathered in the heart of Tunisia's capital Tuesday to celebrate the ninth anniversary of the popular revolution that deposed dictator Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. On a flag-filled Habib Bourguiba Avenue, parents, children, men and women of all ages marched in a festive atmosphere, and...